Burnt Sugar Ice Cream

Ingredients List

2/3 c Sugar

1 c Heavy cream

1 1/2 c Milk

4 Egg yolks

pn Salt

2 ts Brandy

1/4 ts Vanilla

Directions

Melt the sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, stirringconstantly, until it turns dark brown. Meanwhile, combine the creamand milk in a saucepan and heat until mixture bubbles around theedge. When sugar has caramelized, remove from heat and slowly beginstirring in the hot milk mixture. Be careful; the mixture willbubble violently at first. Just stop pouring and stir until thebubbling subsides, then continue pouring until all of the milk hasbeen incorporated an the caramel has completely dissolved.

Place egg yolks in a bowl, add salt and beat to combine. Slowly stirin half of the hot milk mixture. Pour back into the remaining hotmilk and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until thecustard thickens lightly. Remove,from heat and stir in brandy andvanilla.

Refrigerate until completely chilled. Freeze in an ice cream machineaccording to manufacturer's directions.